National club champs earn chance to rep Saudi Arabia in ASBC elite joust

A total of 18 men and 11 women pugilists were crowned champions in the Saudi Arabian Elite Club National Championships in Jeddah which served as a crucial selection for the upcoming ASBC Asian Elite Championships 2022.

Saudi Arabian Boxing Federation technical director and former Australian national team head coach Mr. Kevin Smith is set to pick the best fighters from the national club tournament and send them to the major Asian tilt.

Asian U22 bronze medalist Rakan Abdul Razzaq Al-Thagafi emerged as one of the notable winners after punching his way to the gold medal despite moving down to the men’s middleweight (75kg) division).

Mohamed Ahmed Al-Sobhi claimed a national title after four years as he dominated in the cruiserweight (86kg) class while former junior national titlist Jaber Yahya Haqawi displayed a stellar performance in the super heavyweight (+92kg) category.

Reem Hazem Faisal Al-Shar (minimum-48kg) took the first gold in the women’s competition which reflected the Saudi Arabian Boxing Federation’s commitment to promote gender equality in the sport.

Saudi Arabia will aim to seize its breakthrough medal on the Asian elite level when it competes in this year’s edition that will take place in Amman, Jordan from October 31 to November 13.

List of winners in the Saudi Arabian Elite Club National Championships
Women’s Elite 48kg: Reem Hazem Faisal Al-Shar
Women’s Elite 50kg: Asmaa Muhammad Bin Ali
Women’s Elite 52kg: Kulthum Aidarous Bin Aboud Hantoul
Women’s Elite 54kg: Alanoud Nayef Salman
Women’s Elite 57kg: Seeta Badr Muhammad
Women’s Elite 60kg: Reham Hassan Ahmed Kamal
Women’s Elite 63kg: Hadeel Ghazwan Sobhi Asho
Women’s Elite 66kg: Raghad Ibrahim Khalid Al-Naeemi
Women’s Elite 70kg: Nora Aidarous Bin Aboud Hantoul
Women’s Elite 75kg: Hadeel Aman Al-Shubaily
Women’s Elite 81kg: Hala Khaled Ghazi Al-Zubairi
Men’s Elite 48kg: Khaled Ali Khadaan Al-Was
Men’s Elite 51kg: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed
Men’s Elite 54kg: Mohamed Ali Hussein Ezebi
Men’s Elite 57kg, Group A: Rashid Ibrahim Ali Muhammed
Men’s Elite 57kg, Group B: Saleh Mohammed Jaber Asir
Men’s Elite 60kg, Group A: Musa Hawsawi
Men’s Elite 60kg, Group B: Issa Jaber Ahmed Al-Faifi
Men’s Elite 63.5kg, Group A: Abdullah Hammam Reda Jama
Men’s Elite 63.5kg, Group B: Khaled Ahmed Abdulla Khaled
Men’s Elite 67kg, Group A: Hussein Suleiman Hussein
Men’s Elite 67kg, Group B: Hassan Mohamed Ahmed Kaabi
Men’s Elite 71kg: Ali Mahmoud Ali Khayaya
Men’s Elite 75kg: Rakan Abdul Razzaq Al-Thagafi
Men’s Elite 80kg: Salman Mirza Muhammad Hamada
Men’s Elite 86kg: Mohamed Ahmed Al-Sobhi
Men’s Elite 92kg: Mustafa Rashid Abada Nada
Men’s Elite +92kg, Group A: Muhammad Jaber Yahya Haqawi
Men’s Elite +92kg, Group B: Turki Salem Muhammad Al-Soubiani

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